Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-04-10 | Page 4 | Women Want Law Revision

WOMEN OEN WANT ANT LAW REVISION Supreme Court Decision Brings Comment DES MOINES Ia la April 10 10 The Constitution and the supreme court must De brought up to date women leaders lenders of ot the country declared declared declared de de- de- de here today in commenting upon upon the courts court's decision holding the minimum wage act for tor the District Dis Dis- of of ot Columbia unconstitutional The Constitution must be revised In order to allow enactment nt of ot laws protecting working children as well as working women delegates to the national convention of ot the League of ot Women Voters declared Julia Lathrop former head of ot the childrens children's bureau of the department of ot labor and Mrs Florence Kelley of ot the Consumers' Consumers league stated the women of the country must outline a a. program of oC revising the national charter to fit tit the needs of ot modern Industrial developments The Constitution is a product of ot the eighteenth century and must be modernized Miss Lathrop declared The women were undecided whether it would be best to revise the entire Constitution It might be wise to call caU a constitutional constitutional con con- revise the entire basic law Mrs Kelley said although needed changes could also be made through the present system system tem of ot amendment